A yet-to-be-identified man has escaped dying as a Toyota Camry automotive fell off the bridge at Anthony-Oke on Sunday.
PUNCH Metro gathered that the incident occurred at about 7:30 am on Sunday.
A video on the official X deal with of the Lagos State Site visitors Administration Authority revealed a few of the automotive’s injury and a pan home partially destroyed when the automotive fell off the bridge.
Talking in an interview with PUNCH Metro, the Public Relations Officer, LASTMA, Adebayo Taofiq, mentioned that the driving force of the Toyota Camry with the registration quantity, SMK-43MO drove recklessly, which triggered the car to fall over the bridge and land in a ditch at Anthony inwards Oshodi.
Taofiq mentioned “It was a Toyota Camry automotive with registration quantity SMK-43 MO that fell off the bridge. He was transferring from Anthony-Oke inwards Oshodi. He was competing with different automobiles on the highway and swapped the steering from the opposite facet and, because of this, he fell off from the bridge and landed inside a ditch.
He added that the sufferer had minor bruises and that the automotive had been evacuated off the highway to scale back site visitors congestion.
“Instantly the incident occurred, he referred to as one or two of his buddies, and so they rapidly organized a towing car to evacuate the car off the highway. Nonetheless, he sustained accidents on some elements of his physique.
“Policemen from Anthony visited the place and LASTMA officers assisted in eradicating the automobiles to stop gridlock on the highway. Motorists ought to be cautious when driving to keep away from frequent accidents on the highway.”
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